May 2011

How Google Works

How Google Makes Your Search Happen

Google is an interesting company.  When they’re not making news about which new tech startup they’ve just bought, or The guys over at SEO Book and PPCBlog put this great infographic together showing you how Google works to return your search request in just a few fractions of a second. It’s one of the cooler [...]

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Daddy by default reviews the Fisher Price Baby Bouncer

Fisher Price Ocean Wonders Baby Bouncer

Our daughter was not one to sit still. Even from an early age we knew we were going to have our hands full. And it’s no secret that infants need constant supervision, which can make for some interesting juggling acts when it’s time to take a shower or use the toilet and the baby is [...]

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New TV shows learn from The Wire - Entertainment from Daddy by Default

Lessons from The Wire – Crime TV

The new network television lineups will soon hit the airwaves, and undoubtedly we’ll see the standard influx of new crime dramas. Most will go the way of the do-do, but a few well written, well cast shows will stick around for the long run. If it’s lucky, it might have legs like one of the [...]

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MyBlessedHome.net - Daddy by Default Site of the Week

Site of the Week: My Blessed Home

Daddy by Default’s Site of the Week feature is MyBlessedHome.net, a great blog which gives you a rare glimpse into the daily life of a family of 10. Complete with tips on homeschooling, parenting advice, product video reviews, and even some slice of life humor thrown in for good measure.  What’s more is the family is [...]

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Google Wallet Lets you pay for your purchases with your cell phone

No More Credit Cards, I’ve Got Google in My Wallet

Merchants and retailers are constantly coming up with ways to speed us ever faster through the checkout lines, from Diner’s Club, to MasterCard and Visa, PayPass, and now the Google Wallet. The Google Wallet allows you to pay for purchases with your cell phone, and will first work with CitCards and then thru MasterCard’s PayPass. [...]

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The Daddy by Default Infant and Toddler Feeding Diary

Track Your Baby’s Feeding Schedule

Grandparents are great for spoiling kids and showering them with affection…and gifts. The classic grandparent gift is a Baby Tracker, which helps you organize all the important baby papers that go along with a child’s birth. Things you might track over time are your baby’s weight, height, immunizations, illnesses (hopefully not too many), and milestones. [...]

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Resources for New Dads

New dads (and dads to be) can get inundated with advice from well wishing family and friends. Before we had our first child I received parenting tips from people who didn’t even have kids.  I guess they just wanted to pass along a few sage words of wisdom about how it should be.  Needless to [...]

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Milkman Video

Stay at Home Dad: Milkman Video

Atom.com features some funny videos, and this one, The Milkman, is particularly funny – It’s part of their Stay at Home Dad Channel. Stay At Home Dad Channel Tags: Atom.com | Funny Videos | Tournament | Upload   If your wife breast feeds or pumps, and you’ve witnessed this act, you probably understand the humor [...]

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3 things every stay at home dad needs

3 Things Every Stay at Home Dad Must Have

I have a cousin, who was a wild man when he was younger. He threw crazy parties, spent money like it was going out of style, and probably could have turned an insurance seminar into a club scene with some funny jokes and a few funky dance moves.  Then he had two identical twin baby [...]

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Daddy by Default Says Don't Wash the Sponge

Wash the Sponge…Seriously?

I don’t do the shopping in our house. Not because I’m incapable, as my wife would have you think, but because it is the most boring thing in the world.  Most guys know this, and we’ll do anything to avoid being the guy sitting on the uncomfortable, crusty, old couch outside the Macy’s dressing room.Generally, [...]

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You Gotta Give to Get - Daddy by Default

You Gotta Give to Get – Donating to Charitable Organizations and NonProfits

Our family makes it a point to contribute to charitable organizations as often as possible, both with our time, and financially. We’ve found, without exception, that giving to nonprofits and faith based organizations returns to us much more than we ever could give away.  That’s not to say we do it because of the return, [...]

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Daddy by Default Site of the Week - GenXDaddy.com

GenXdaddy – Adventures in Being a Dad

GenXDaddy is a great blog run by my friend,  and former colleague, Jason Priluck.  His tagline is “Adventures in Being a Dad” and you can imagine the kind of trouble Jason gets into as soon as you see the picture on his home page (featured at left for your viewing pleasure). His son, Justin, is [...]

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The Killing - Daddy by Default Television Review

The Killing: Television Review

The Killing is the latest original series from AMC, which premiered just last month, and has already jumped out to a very good start in the ratings. The series was adapted, written, created, and is executive produced by Veena Sud, who most recently executive produced the CBS series Cold Case. The Killing is set in [...]

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